My hunting group uses MREs. I usually pack one when I know I'm going to be out all day for lunch at some point.
If I'm backpacking in, I go the Mountain House route with a Jet Boil to shave the weight. The wet meals in the MRE add lots of weight when packing 2 meals a day for 3 days, or so. This is where the freeze dried meals come in handy.
Living in CO Springs with the abundant military population, it isn't too hard to find the right connections for your MRE needs.
Good luck!
